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https://doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2022.63.62
Effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on people with Parkinson’s disease: experience from a Croatian regional center
Mario Hero
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Gloria Rožmarić
; Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Ena Šukunda
; Institute of Emergency Medicine of the Primorsko-Goranska County, Rijeka, Croatia
Eliša Papić
; Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Valentino Rački
; Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Vladimira Vuletić
; Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Sažetak
Aim To assess the effect of social isolation due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on physical
and mental health of Parkinson’s disease patients treated
at the University Hospital Center Rijeka.
Methods This cross-sectional telephone study involved
Parkinson’s disease patients who had at least one control
examination at University Hospital Center Rijeka in 2020
and were Croatian citizens. A questionnaire was used to
obtain data on the socio-demographic characteristics and
the severity of motor, anxiety, depression, and non-motor
symptoms.
Results The final sample included 87 patients. Most patients reported subjective worsening of motor symptoms.
Patients who lived alone had worse motor scores than
those not living alone. The majority of patients reported
worsening of anxiety symptoms. Significant worsening of
anxiety symptoms was found in patients who lived alone,
had a longer disease duration, and had avoided check-ups.
Fewer patients had depression symptoms than motor and
anxiety symptoms. Significantly higher Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores were observed in patients with a
longer disease duration. Significant worsening of non-motor symptoms was identified in patients who lived alone,
were less educated, had a longer disease duration, and had
a higher Charlson comorbidity index.
Conclusion Patients who live alone, have longer disease
duration, are less educated, avoid check-ups, and have
more comorbidities are more vulnerable to the negative
effects of social isolation.
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Hrčak ID:
279000
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Datum izdavanja:
17.2.2022.
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